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Central BookingLocation
South Station 126 Arch Street Albany, NY
12202 OverviewThe primary functions of Central Booking are the
processing, admission, and lodging of persons under arrest. The unit is headed by the Central
Booking/Courts Lieutenant who oversees a staff of 3 Central Booking Sergeants, 6
Booking Clerks, 4 Matrons, and 4 Chauffeurs.
The physical layout consists of a processing area where prisoner intake
is conducted, and identification area where prisoner photographs and
fingerprints are taken, a male cellblock area consisting of 30 cells, a female
cellblock are consisting of 8 cells, a breath analysis room, a property room
for storing prisoner property, and a garage area that houses the prisoner
transport vehicle more commonly known as the “paddy wagon”.
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